RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denounced Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the "new Hitler of the Middle East", as tensions simmer between the regional rivals. Iran's "supreme leader is the new Hitler of the Middle East", Prince Mohammed told The New York Times in an interview published Thursday. We don't want the new Hitler in Iran to repeat what happened in Europe in the Middle East." Tehran has strongly denied supplying any missiles to the rebels, and President Hassan Rouhani has warned Saudi Arabia of Iran's "might". Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the "new Hitler of the Middle East".

Source: New Strait Times November 24, 2017 11:37 UTC